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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:13 PM Feb 2013

Two of Phelps’ granddaughters leave Westboro church, regret the pain they have caused others

Two granddaughters of Westboro Baptist Church firebrand Fred Phelps have split with the Topeka-based congregation, indicating their views have evolved and they now regret the pain they have caused others.

One of them, 27-year-old Megan Phelps-Roper, had been a highly visible member of the church who spoke to media outlets and spread its message via Twitter.

She and a younger sister, Grace Phelps-Roper, in November left the congregation known for its anti-gay stance and for picketing funerals of fallen soldiers and others.

“We ripped the Band-Aid off,” Megan wrote in a text Wednesday to The Star.


http://www.kansas.com/2013/02/06/2665978/two-members-leave-westboro-church.html

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Two of Phelps’ granddaughters leave Westboro church, regret the pain they have caused others (Original Post) The Straight Story Feb 2013 OP
well good for them leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #1
Awesome. Love will find a way. Zorra Feb 2013 #2
Just wasn't so cool protesting once people started protesting 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #3
No, no, please no. magical thyme Feb 2013 #5
GOD HATES GRANDDAUGHTERS! Xithras Feb 2013 #4
 

2pooped2pop

(5,420 posts)
3. Just wasn't so cool protesting once people started protesting
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:05 PM
Feb 2013

back was it? It was fun when you were in the limelight but when communities started coming together to block you or drive you out, it just wasn't that much fun anymore was it?

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
5. No, no, please no.
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:04 PM
Feb 2013

These 2 young women have been brainwashed since before they were born. It cannot be easy for them to see things from an outsider's perspective and walk away.

They need not have their behavior thrown back at them; they honestly didn't know better. They need to be welcomed back into the fold of compassionate beings so they can continue to evolve, just as one of their siblings who escaped earlier has taken them into her home.

In that way, the rest of the younger generation from that family can gather courage from their siblings and leave as well, until only the older members remain steeping alone in their hatred.

Xithras

(16,191 posts)
4. GOD HATES GRANDDAUGHTERS!
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:18 PM
Feb 2013

Seriously. Read the article. Fucking scumbag spokesperson for the "church" said the women are both going to Hell for leaving.

I'm glad these women came around and left. I tend to be a bit of an absolutist when it comes to civil rights, but Westboro has seriously made me consider my stance on free speech more than once.

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